We Need To Stay At Home To Defeat The Pandemic

Update (October 2026): This article was published in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Japan’s pandemic restrictions, entry rules and relief programs have since ended or changed, so the details here may no longer apply. Please check official sources, such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, before acting on anything in this article.

We need to stay at home to defeat the pandemic. That is the phenomenon still lacking in Japan. People are flocking to shopping malls in big numbers. That is simply shocking to me. Based on the information we have available, we might be able to reduce the number of virus-infected patients just by restricting ourselves to our homes and keeping a social distance from everyone else including our family members. But, why people do not understand this simple strategy of defeating the coronavirus. What are your views on how we should behave during this COVID-19 pandemic? Please feel free to give your comments below.

For ideas, see how to spend time during the pandemic.